Plain Scripture proof of infants church-membership and baptism : being the arguments prepared for (and partly managed in) the publike dispute with Mr. Tombes at Bewdley on the first day of January, 1649 .. (1651)
Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691 · London : Printed for Robert White · leaf 172
dging the mercies of it. The former Is Inftituted plainly for all Difciplesas foonasthey are Difciples; but no Scripture faith fo of the latter, vi% That allDifciples as fuch^ mould prcfently receive the Lords Supper : but it is reftrained tothefe that can examine themfelves firft, and can difcern… … Objection *?.Ut fome fay, It is ftrange that If it be the will of Chrift that In.fants mould be Baptized, that he hath left it fo dark 3 and faidno more of it in Scripture then he hath done. To this I anfwer : 1. We have not much caufe to complain ofthe darknefs of that which hath fo much plain…
